Avram Grant looks on bright side of Portsmouth crisis

Portsmouth coach Avram Grant is richer for going through this season's travails - but he does not want to experience them a second time.

It is widely anticipated Grant will quit the Fratton Park hot-seat in double-quick time to fill the current vacancy at West Ham.

Grant did have some loose ends to tie up following Saturday's 1-0 FA Cup final defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge but given there is little chance of the stability the Israeli feels Pompey need to mount a successful promotion fight next term, his tenure is drawing to a close.

When he does depart, he will be able to look back on one of the most staggering collapses in the management structure of a football club that anyone has known.

But Grant also feels it has made him a better boss.

"From the education side it has been good for me to experience both," he said.

"Of course at Chelsea things are much easier. You can buy any player you want. You have the facilities.

"When you see the training ground at Portsmouth, you understand you need more than this.

"Now I know what to do things if the situation is really bad. But I prefer it to be for just one year. Not more."

Portsmouth fans retain a slender hope the Israeli will remain at Fratton Park but all will be resolved once Andronikou delivers the answers Grant craves, which, without a new owner in place, are unlikely to be positive.

"I love the Premier League. I want to stay in the Premier League. But I love Portsmouth," said Grant.

"I spoke with the administrator a long time ago and asked him what the situation was. He said two weeks. Then it was three weeks. He says everything is okay but I don't know what the situation is.

"Clubs like Newcastle were relegated but they kept the squad.

"Maybe Portsmouth want to build something new, which is good. But to do that, you need stability.

"I am not just talking about money. You need to know where you are going. We need to see."